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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to ban most powdered medical gloves

FDA: Most Powdered Medical Gloves Should Be Banned in U.S.

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Side effects include airway and wound inflammation, agency says
A case of ceftriaxone-associated renal toxicity in an adult has been documented in a case report published online Feb. 23 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.

Case Report: Ceftriaxone-Linked Renal Toxicity in Adult Male

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Patient unresponsive to pharmacotherapy; symptoms resolved with double J stent insertions by cystoscopy
Dialysis does not significantly improve survival for elderly patients with end-stage renal disease

Dialysis of Little Benefit to Elderly End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

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Researchers suggest conservative care may be suitable option for some patients over 80
Acetaminophen isn't an effective choice for osteoarthritis pain in the hip or knee

Acetaminophen May Not Be the Best Choice for Arthritis Pain

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Prescription diclofenac a more effective choice for short-term pain relief, researchers say
Declines in cognition could have a greater impact on the ability of Parkinson's disease patients to converse than physical impairment

Cognitive Impairment Affects Speech of Parkinson’s Patients

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Those with cognitive difficulties struggle to follow conversations or recall words
During the first two months of this year

CDC: 116 Travel-Associated Zika Cases in U.S. So Far This Year

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Nearly all had a probable link to travel to a Zika-endemic area outside the United States, agency says
A rare case of immobility-induced hypercalcemia in an infant has been documented in a case report published online March 18 in Pediatrics.

Case Report: Immobility-Induced Hypercalcemia in Infant

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Infant presented with fatigue, irritability, failure to gain weight after prolonged immobilization
Hospitalized patients with Clostridium difficile infection transmit C. difficile at a much higher rate than that of asymptomatic carriers and community sources

Rate of Transmission of Clostridium difficile Quantified

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Hospitalized patients with CDI transmit C. difficile at rate 15 times higher than asymptomatic carriers
A case before a state supreme court could potentially expose physicians to large fines based on a legal technicality relating to what they should have known

Case Before Supreme Court May Expose Doctors to Large Fines

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Case surrounds whether liability under IFPA can be based on what a practice should have known
For infantile hemangiomas

Propranolol for Hemangiomas Doesn’t Impair Infant Growth

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Only four of 76 patients' growth curves dropped off more than 20 percentiles during therapy